Kennedy Space Center gives K-12 teachers free entry to the visitor complex through its Educator Study Pass, and the pass isn’t limited to Florida teachers. The Educator Study Pass page says it offers K-12 teachers throughout the United States of America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands complimentary access to the visitor complex.
If you teach a unit on space, or you’ve been looking for a reason to take your own family, this is a pass worth setting up before you go. The part that trips people up is the paperwork, so we’ve laid out exactly what the page asks for.
How To Get The Kennedy Space Center Teacher Discount
The Educator Study Pass page says active teachers bring one of three items to Will Call, located at the entrance of the visitor complex. The first is an active teaching certificate from the United States, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. The second is a photo badge that shows the title Teacher or Educator for Kindergarten through Grade 12. The third is a letter on school letterhead, dated and signed by the principal, listing the name of the teacher and stating they’re an educator at the school.
The page is firm about the format: you need a printed copy of one of those items, and no exceptions are made. Once you have your pass, you go to the admission turnstiles and show a photo I.D. that matches the name on the pass. The badge option names a title, Teacher or Educator, so check that yours shows one before you leave home.
Who Counts As A Teacher
The pass is for active K-12 teachers. Homeschool parents are the group the page rules out directly: it says the Educator Study Pass is not available for homeschool parents. The same page adds that the visitor complex welcomes homeschoolers with a special discounted rate, so a homeschooling family has a route, just not this one.
The Educator Appreciation Event
Kennedy Space Center also runs a separate Educator Appreciation Day. Its page says K-12 teachers throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands receive complimentary access to the visitor complex for a year with an Educator Study Pass, and it tells you to use your current ID.me account, or sign up, to receive tickets before you arrive. That event is its own thing with its own date, so look at the event page for the next one instead of planning around a day we can’t promise.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The Study Pass page doesn’t say how long a pass lasts or when it expires, and it doesn’t say whether the guests who come with you pay a lower price or whether parking is included. The Educator Appreciation Day page describes the pass as complimentary access for a year, but the pass page itself doesn’t give a term. For those answers, the page says to call the Reservations Department at 1.855.433.4210.
Q&A
Is the Kennedy Space Center teacher pass only for Florida teachers?
No. The page offers it to K-12 teachers throughout the United States of America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What do I bring to get the pass?
One printed item at Will Call: an active teaching certificate, a photo badge showing the title Teacher or Educator for K-12, or a signed letter on school letterhead from your principal. Then a matching photo I.D. at the turnstiles.
Can I show a digital copy on my phone?
The page says teachers are required to present a printed copy, and no exceptions will be made.
Can homeschool parents get the Educator Study Pass?
No. The page says it isn’t available for homeschool parents, and it says the visitor complex welcomes homeschoolers with a special discounted rate.
Who do I call with questions?
The page lists the Reservations Department at 1.855.433.4210.
More Information:
The details above come from Kennedy Space Center’s own pages as they loaded when we checked, and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.
